PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 4060/89 ON THE ELIMINATION OF CONTROLS PERFORMED AT THE FRONTIERS OF MEMBER STATES IN THE FIELD OF ROAD AND INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT

carriage of goods,cross-border transport,customs formalities

carriage of goods
cross-border transport
customs formalities

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

C0MC91) 105 final

Brussels, 4 Apr 11 1991

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)

amending Regulation (EEC) No 4060/89

on the elimination of controls performed at the frontiers

of Member States in the field of road

and inland waterway transport

(presented by the Commission)

- 2 -

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. The Council adopted Regulation (EEC) No 4060/89 on the elimination of

controls performed at the frontiers of Member States in the field of road

and inland waterway transport1 in December 1989. The Regulation lays down

that controls on road vehicles and inland waterway craft, and on the

various documents relating to their operation, must form part of the normal

controls

applied

in a non-discriminatory

fashion

throughout

a

Member State's territory. This is to apply to all means of transport

registered or put into circulation in a Member State. The controls and formalities to which the Regulation refers are those

performed under Community or national law in the fields of road and inland

waterway transport, and are listed in the Annex to the Regulation. 2. In the absence, however, of appropriate Community law some types of

transport between Member States are performed on the basis of international

conventions or agreements adopted under the United Nations Economic

Commission for Europe. The types of transport in question include in particular the carriage of

dangerous goods, covered by the European Agreement concerning the

international Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), and the carriage

of foodstuffs, covered by the European Agreement on the International

Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used

for such Carriage (ATP). Although two Member States are not yet contracting parties to one of these

agreements (Ireland in the case of the ADR, Greece in the case of the ATP)

all Member States do in practice apply the provisions of these agreements

on the basis of their domestic law. 1 OJ No L 390, 30. 12. 1989, p. 18. 3 -

The ADR and the ATP determine, among other things the technical compliance

of road vehicles used to carry dangerous and perishable goods, the

equipment to be fitted on those vehicles, and the various documents

(certificates, etc. ) to be carried on them. As with Community legal instruments, the ADR and ATP do not lay down how or

where controls and verifications on vehicles and their documents should

take place; as a result, the decision on these matters is implicitly left

to the contracting parties. This has led to a situation in which most Member States carry out these

controls at their frontiers. Certain technical characteristics (e. g. weights and dimensions) of road

vehicles intended for intra-Community transport - including the carriage of

dangerous and perishable goods - are laid down by Community Directives

(Directive 85/3/EEC, as amended by Directives 86/360/EEC, 86/364/EEC and

88/218/EEC). These are among the Community instruments referred to in

Regulation No 4060/89 and the controls provided for are already performed

in the same way as for national transport operations. It is therefore entirely consistent to act in such a way that all technical

checks and controls on the documents in respect of these vehicles

(including those relating to vehicles carrying dangerous or perishable

goods), should be carried out in the same way within Member States'

territory, even if they do not all arise from the implementation of

Community rules. - 4 -

The controls in question relate specifically to:

- identification of the panel, label and plate affixed to the vehicle;

- its equipment (e. g. the supplementary fire extinguisher where dangerous

goods are being carried);

- documents (approval certificate, etc. );

- loading of tanks; and

- the temperature in equipment to be used for the carriage of perishable

goods. In this regard, there are no valid grounds, from the standpoint of road

safety or the protection of the public, which might warrant the choice of

frontiers as the best place for performing these controls. 3. The Commission is of the opinion that, in view of the approach of 1993

and the complete abolition of controls at the Community's internal

frontiers, steps must be taken to eliminate the various frontier controls

mentioned above and to ensure that they are performed in the same fashion

as controls relating to domestic transport operations. it is therefore proposed that Regulation No 4060/89 should be amended and

its scope extended to take account of controls which are carried out on the

basis of national law incorporating the provisions of the ADR and the ATP. Specifically, where a Member State is not yet a contracting party to either

of those Agreements, the provisions of the Regulation have the same effect

in view of the fact that those States provide in their national law that

means of transport used for the intra-Community carriage of dangerous

foodstuffs and perishable foodstuffs must comply with the technical rules

for international traffic. - 5 -

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)

amending Regulation (EEC) No 4060/89

on the elimination of controls performed at the frontiers

of Member States in the field of road

and inland waterway transport

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

and in particular Article 75 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,1

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,2

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,3

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4060/894 lays down that controls on

means of transport and the related documents in the course of transport

between Member States must form part of the normal controls applied in a

non-discriminatory fashion throughout the territory of a Member State;

Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of the European Agreement

concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road ("ADR")

and the European Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable

Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage

("ATP"), Member States are free to organize and carry out controls and

verifications on means of transport and the documents relating thereto

wherever they wish; and whereas

in practice, under their

laws

incorporating the provisions of those Agreements into national law or,

where they are not contracting parties to either Agreement, under their

national law governing these types of international carriage, they normally

perform them at their frontiers;

1

2

3

4 0J No L 390, 30. 12. 1989, p. 18. - 6 -

Whereas, with the prospect of the establishment of a single transport

market, it is necessary to do more to improve the fluidity of movement of

means of transport between Member States;

Whereas Part 2, "National law", of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 4060/89

must be amended in order to take account of controls on means of transport

(and the documents relating thereto) intended for the carriage of dangerous

goods and perishable foodstuffs»

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Part 2 of the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4060/89 is hereby

replaced by the Annex hereto:

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in

a 11 Member States. Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

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ANNEX

•PART 2

NATIONAL LAW

(a)

Controls on the driving licences of persons driving vehicles for

the carriage of goods and persons;

(b)

Controls relating to the carriage of dangerous goods:

(I)

Documents. Driver's training certificate. Safety instructions. Approval certificate (ADR or equivalent standards). Copy of the derogation, if applicable (ADR or equivalent

standards)

(Ii)

Identification of the vehicle carrying the dangerous goods. Orange panel

- comp11ance

- placing on the vehicle. Danger label on the vehicle

- compIi ance

- placing on the vehicle. Tank identification plate (for fixed, demountable or

container tanks)

- presence and legibility

- date of last inspection

- stamp of inspecting body

- 8 -

(ill)

Vehicle equipment (APR or eouivalent standards). Additional fire extinguisher. Special equipment

(iv)

Vehicle loading,. Overload (according to tank capacity). Securing of packages. Prohibition of mixed loading

(c)

Controls relating to the carriage of perishable foodstuffs:

(I)

Documents. Certificate of compliance for the equipment. (ii)

Special equipment used for the carriage of perishable

foodstuffs. CompIiance plate. Identification marks

(III)

Operation of special equipment. Temperature conditions"

FICHE FINANCIERE

L'application de la présente proposition de Règlement n'aura pas

d'incidence financière. - 10 -

FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LES PME ET L'EMPLOI

La présente proposition de règlement s'inscrit dans le cadre G;
l'abolition des frontières intérieures de la Communauté e-
s'intègre dans l'ensemble des mesures prises pour l'achèvement d\
marché intérieur. I. Obligations administratives découlant de l'application à:
présent règlement pour les entreprises :
-néant. II. Quels sont les avantages pour les entreprises?
-Pas de retards aux frontières dus aux contrôles de moyens
de transports et leurs documents de bord. III. Y a-t-il des inconvénients pour les entreprises en termes

de coûts supplémentaires?

-le présent règlement n'implique aucun coût supplémentaire
pour les entreprises. IV. Effets sur l'emploi :
-néant. V. Les partenaires sociaux n'ont pas été consultés. - 11 -

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 837/91 of 4 April 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2742/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90

common organisation of markets,milk,milk product

common organisation of markets
milk
milk product


Question No 11 by Mrs BANOTTI (H-0314/91) to the Council: PETRA programme

action programme,integration into employment,vocational training,young person

action programme
integration into employment
vocational training
young person


Commission Regulation (EEC) No 838/91 of 4 April 1991 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1727/70, (EEC) No 1728/70, (EEC) No 2603/71, (EEC) No 410/76 and (EEC) No 2501/87 in respect of certain varieties of tobacco


Commission Decision No 856/91/ECSC of 4 April 1991 amending Decision No 3599/88/ECSC imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain iron or steel sections originating in Yugoslavia and Turkey, definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duties imposed on those imports, accepting undertakings given in connection with imports of iron or steel sections originating in Yugoslavia and Turkey and terminating the investigation with regard to the exporters concerned


Commission Regulation (EEC) No 843/91 of 4 April 1991 laying down the detailed rules for the free supply of beef to Bulgaria as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural and medical products intended for the people of Romania and Bulgaria and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88

Bulgaria,award of contract,beef,emergency aid,food aid,intervention stock

Bulgaria
award of contract
beef
emergency aid
food aid
intervention stock


Employment and social aspects of electronic media and advanced telecommunications services.

Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

European social policy,mass media,social change,telecommunications

European social policy
mass media
social change
telecommunications


Commission Regulation (EEC) No 841/91 of 4 April 1991 extending Regulation (EEC) No 3714/90 on transitional measures on trade in certain fishery products with the USSR after the unification of Germany

German Democratic Republic,USSR,export refund,freshwater fish,unification of Germany

German Democratic Republic
USSR
export refund
freshwater fish
unification of Germany


Commission Regulation (EEC) No 839/91 of 4 April 1991 fixing the number of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the first and second quarters of 1991 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 in respect of those quarters and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 3883/90

cattle,fattening,free circulation,import levy,import licence

cattle
fattening
free circulation
import levy
import licence


Commission Regulation (EEC) No 836/91 of 4 April 1991 reintroducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to certain products of the CN codes 8527, 8528 and 8529, originating in China, to which the preferential arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply

China,radio equipment,restoration of customs duties,tariff preference,television equipment

China
radio equipment
restoration of customs duties
tariff preference
television equipment


PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ON A NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

crustacean,food processing,leguminous vegetable,suspension of customs duties

crustacean
food processing
leguminous vegetable
suspension of customs duties

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

C0M(91) 103 final

Brussels, 4 aprit 1991

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)

temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff
duties on a number of agricultural products

(presented by the Commission)

-I-

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. 2. 3. In the first quarter of this year, the Commission, with the
assistance of the Economic Tariff Questions Group, examined all
requests, submitted by Member States, for temporary suspension of
common customs tariff duties, Including the requests for prolongation
of the suspensions currently In force. The attached proposal concerns a number of agricultural products. The
proposal for Industrial products Is being prepared. Requests for suspension relating to the above products were examined
In the light of the criteria defined In the Commission communication
to the Council and the Member States, concerning autonomous tariff
suspensions (cf. O. J. No. C 235 of 13. 9. 89, p. 2 ). As a. result of this examination, the Commission deems it Justifiable
to suspend the duty on those products listed In the Annex to the
attached draft Regulation. 4. As stated In Article 1 of the aforementioned draft Regulation, the
proposed period of validity Is 6 months or 12 months, depending on
the case. - 3-

proposal for a

CpUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No

/9l

of

1991

ttnipararity auspend&ng tlte autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a
number of agricultural products

THE COUNCIL OF TH6 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

MAS ADOPTED THIS REGU1ATION

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28
thereof,

Having regard to ate proposal from- the Commission,

Whereas production in the Community of the products
specified in this Regulation is currently inadequate or
non-existent; whereas producers thus cannot meet the
needs of user industries in die Community;

to suspend

Whereas in certain eases it is in the interest of the
Community
the autonomous Common
Customs Tariff duties only partially, particularly since the
goods in question are produced in the Community, and
in the other cases to suspend them totally ;

Whereas, in view of die difficulty of assessing accurately
short-term trends in the economic situation in the rele
vant sectors, suspension measures should he taken only
temporarily by fixing their period of validity by reference
to the intereste of Community production,

Art kit 1

The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the
products listed in the Annex hereto shall be suspended at
the level indicated against each of them. These suspensions shaH be valid

— from 1 July to 31 December 1991 for the products

mentioned in Table I,

— from 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992 for the products

mentioned in Table II. Art kit 2

This Regulation shaW enter into force on 1 Jvty 199J

This Regulation shaH be binding in its entirety ami directly applkabte m all Nk-m. ber

Don» at

1**l. For tête Cmtwil

TJfce President

-k~

ANNEX

Nota for the purpose of the following tables :

(a) Central of the uaa for thie apeeial purpoaa ehell be cerried out pureuent to

tha relevant Coeounily provieione. (b) The euepeneion ehell apply to fieh intended to undergo eny operetion unlets
they are intended to undergo exclusively one or eore of the folloving
oporetione:
* cleaning, gutting, toiling, heeding,
- cutting (excluding, filleting or cutting of frozen blocks),
- eeepling, eorting,
- labelling,
- packing,
- chilling,
- freezing,
- deep freezing,
- theeing, eeperetion. The euepeneion is not allowed for producte intended, in addition, to undergo
treeteenl (or operetione) quelifying for euepeneion «here euch treeteent (or
operetione) ie (era) cerried out et reteil or coloring level. The euepeneion
of cueloea duties ehell epply only to fiah intended for hueen coneueption. (C) Hoaaver, tha euepeneion ie not alloead «here processing ia carried out by

retail er cetaring underlekings. CM coda

D t M f f y i l oo at gooda

Au4of>o*. o>u-s d u t i es (X)

TABLE I

11 M t t l t MM

Baawa, «&lta, oW*d, of lh« ajteciet PhaseoiuB w*lg*ris, of which
not aura MMO S I by v«igM are r*4aifl*d by a *ir**n «iih apart era* of
• diaa*4«r of 9 M, #W U«* in 4h* food-canning industry <•>

*• Ml213»M

Eaaaaada wad otfetr »4>-g««t for W*a procaoarng indwalrg, oth*r UtM for
Mat prMhtcUoa of aar*al fodd*r (a)

21 anlMfMtt

lofcatar ft**)), coefctd, for tha arecMtinf iadvatry far tha n M i f a c l u ri
of
tott*ra boaad on Ufcalat, * of pacta*, p*lta, a«t)»« w O*««M (•)
at)

0

0

ie

CN coda

Deecription of goode

Aulonoeous duties (X)

T A B LE II _

fa -

1

63828526
03937528
0x63641898
0x63649887

Dogfieh of the epecies Squalua acanihiaa,

fresh, chilled or frozen

2 0x83826888
0x83637998

lad 8nappar
ILuljanva
proceaaing (a) (C)

purpuraua),

fresh, chilled or frozen, for

3 0x63626998

Luep fieh ICgcloplarua
procaeeing (a)

luapua) eith roe, freeh or chilled, for

4 0x83828898
0x83637886

S 0x93627866
0x63638666

8lurgeone, fraeh, chilled or frozen, for proceaaing (a) (b)

Hard fieh roae, freeh, chilled or frozen

6 0x83831868

Pacific ealaon (Oncorhynchua app. ), frozen end heedless, for the
proceaaing induatry for aenufecture into paetee or epreede (e)

7 ex838386ee

Soft roe, frozen, for the eenufeclure of deoxyribonucleic ecid or
prolaaina eulphele (e)

8 0x63652666

Hard fieh roee, eelted or in brine

8 0x83861898
0x83662988

frill for proceeeing (e)

16 0x87182188

Peae in pods, of the epeciee Piaua aativua of the veriely
Horlanaa axiphiua,
used, in their pods, in the eenufeclure of prepered «eels (e) (c)

frozen, of e thiclcneaa not exceeding 6 ee, to be

11 0x87119959

Huehrooee, excluding auehrooea of the epeciee Agaricut
provieionelly preeerved in brina, in sulphur eatar, or in other
praearvetive eolutione, but uneuiteble in that atete for ieeediete
conaueption, for the food-conning induetry (a)

app. ,

12 0x97123966

Huehrooee, excluding euehrooee of the epeciee Agaricut
driad, «hole or in identifieble alicae or piecee, for treeteenl other
then aiapla repoeking for releil aale (a) (C)

app. ,

6* oode

utecrhpitan vt

Au4ot»o*o. u» du I f es (X)

14 0*6*941060

Dotee, frseh or oVtod, for tile proeessi-ng industry, olher than for the
product ton of eVeohoi (e>*

?-

15 ex8W41860

Detae, fresh or dried, for pecking for retail eels into ieeediete
packings of a net content not exceeding 11 kg (e)

18 0x88194859

Fruit of the epeciee Vacciniua

aacrocarpon,

freeh

18

88118658
68119979
0x08119896

21 ex158799l9

23 0x18641166
0x16642818

Pruit of the genue Vacciniua,
eonteining edded euger or other sweetening eeller

whether or nol cooked, frozen, not

Purified aoya-been oil in glees bottles. Eech boltle holds 18 litres
of purified eoye-been oil eonteining by «eight:
- 8,5 I or eore but not eore then 12 X of peleitic ecid estere,
- 2,5 X or aora but not aore than 4,7 X of ataeric acid asters,
- 22,4 X or aore but nol eore then 29 X of oleic ecid eelors,
- 46,6 X or aora but not aore than S3,7 X of linoleic acid asters,
- 7,4 X or aore but not eore then 11 X of linolenic ecid osiers
and containing:
- nol aora than 5 aillieoles of free felly ecid per kilogree of oil,
- phoephalipida corresponding to e nitrogen content not exceeding 8,84

ag per graa of oil,

The eoye-been oil covered by Ihie description ia destined for the
praparetion of aauleions for injections (e)

8

•ix 125 ECU/190
kilo-
greee nol plus s cos-
pensalory eaount in
certein conditions

Pecific aaleon (Oncorhynchua
aenufecture into pestes or epreeda (a)

app. ),

tor Ihe processing industry for

24 0x16643098

Herd fiah roae, «eshed, cleened of adhèrent orgene end eieply selted
or in brine, for proceeeing (e)

25 ex16851999

Crabe of the epeciee 'King' {. Paraît ihodaa
caachalicua),
'Haneeeki' IPareltihodaa bravipaa), 'Kegeni' (Eriaacrua
iaanbacki) 'Queen' end '8no«*(Chionoacaiaa app. ), 'ted'
(Qaryon quinquadana), 'tough alone' Waolilhodaa aaparriaua),
Lllhodat aniarclica, 'Hud' IScylLa aarrata), 'Blue'
(Partunua
frozen, In ieeediete packings of e net content of 2 kg or eore

eieply boiled in «eter end shelled, whether or not

app. ),

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FICHE FINANCIERE

1. 2. Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120

Intitulé de l'action : Projet de proposition de règlement du Conseil
portant suspension temporaire des droits autonomes du tarif douanier
commun pour un certain nombre de produits agricoles. 3. Base. lurldlaUQ : Art. 28 du Traité-CEE. 4. Oblectlf de I'action : Suspension des droits du T. D. C. pour les
produits susvlsés. 5. Coût de l'action :

Sur la base des statistiques communautaires et nationales
disponibles, le coût de cette action est estimé è 23 400 000 Ecus. Pour ia môme période, l'année passée, on avait prévu un coût de
23. 520. 000 d'Ecus. (cf. Procédure écrite n. E/147/90, doc. C0M(90)(65) du 9 février 1990). La légère réduction par rapport à l'exercice précédent est due à la
suppression de certains produits de la liste des suspensions. 1. a. 3. The subject ef the annexed proposal for a regulation Is the
sttspenolon of the autonomous common customs tariff duties on a number
ef agricultural products. In this marmer, the needs of user-Industries, Including small and
medl«n*$l2ed enterprises, wit I be met. Tilts measure, In add It ton to maintaining the competitive capacity of
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PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMISSION AND COOPERATION BY THE MEMBER STATES IN THE SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION OF QUESTIONS RELATING TO FOOD

consumer survey,cooperation policy,human nutrition,public health,scientific cooperation,standing committee (EU)

consumer survey
cooperation policy
human nutrition
public health
scientific cooperation
standing committee (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

C0M(91) 16 final - SYN 332

Brussels, 3 April 1991

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE

on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the

Member States in the scientific examination of questions

relating to food

(presented by the Commission)

- 2 -

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. In its 1985 Communication on Food Law1 the Commission announced a

policy for the completion of the internal market in the food sector. This

policy envisaged the adoption by the Council of a number of framework

Directives to deal with those essential questions for which Member States

could still invoke Article 36 of the Treaty and for which common measures

are needed to complete the single market without frontiers. These

questions are those which concern Public Health, Fair Trading and Public

Controls. 2. The Commission also envisaged that the laying down of detailed

measures would be entrusted to the Commission, and to a large extent the

Council has concurred with this approach. Only in the additives Directive

has the Council retained for itself the power to adopt detailed rules, but

even in this case it is clear that the technical preparation of the

proposals must be carried out by the Commission. 3. In 1974 the Commission created a Scientific Committee for Food (SCF)

to advise it on questions of food safety and this Committee has proved its

worth as an independent arbiter of food safety questions, gaining

international recognition. In a number of the framework directives, such

as additives, materials in contact with foodstuffs, food solvents,

flavourings and dietary products, the Council requires the opinion of the

Committee to be given when questions of health are involved. Other health questions relating to food, such as questions of food

microbiology and the use of biotechnology in the production and manufacture

of food, will require opinions from the Committee. These new demands placed on the Committee are not sustainable by the

present administrative arrangements, resources and infrastructure. 1 COM(85) 603 final. - 3 -

4. In the Member States tasks equivalent to those undertaken by the

Scientific Committee for Food are carried out by similar national advisory

bodies,

designated

research

institutes

or

specialist

government

departments. Since, under new Community legislation, assessments at

national level will only lead to temporary authorizations, considerable

economies can be achieved by using the available national resources in a

coordinated manner to carry out those Community scientific assessments

which will replace national assessments in food law. 5. The procedure of petitioning the Commission directly for an assessment

will necessitate a new administrative documentary system for receiving,

registering, carrying out preliminary verifications, and distributing

documents to the assessing bodies participating in the cooperative

assessment. Records must be held and the Commission has agreed that

wherever possible these will be accessible to the public. The

preparation, translation and publication of SCF opinions will also require

increased resources. 6. For ten years the Commission has been operating an alert system for

food contamination. This has handled many hundreds of cases and was of

particular value in dealing with the wine contamination scandals and

Chernobyl. The removal of internal frontier controls and the increased

movement of goods within the Community will place greater demands on this

system, necessitating a reinforcement of both information handling and

scientific and technical assessment infrastructure, in order that opinions

may be delivered immediately, which will sometimes mean emergency

consultation of the SCF. 7. The Directive on public controls2 lays down a number of operations at

Community level which may very well give rise to a number of questions

requiring scientific appreciation. 2 Directive 89/397/EEC, OJ No L 186, 30. 6. 1989, p. 23. - 4 -

8. The pre-legislative assessment of safety and nutritional aspects can

only be made on the basis of sound and consistent data on nutrition and

food intake throughout the Community. Ongoing coordination of national

food intake surveys needs to be established and the results analysed to

provide basic scientific information for legislation. 9. National situation

Public and government concern with food safety and nutrition has been

increasing in recent years. At national level, there have been calls from

consumers to set up an independent body which would be the guardian of

public health and nutrition. Some examples of the way in which these questions are dealt with are as

fol lows:

(a) The United Kingdom decided in October 1989 to concentrate all food

safety questions in one department of the Ministry of Agriculture, and

there is direct consumer involvement. The government also has

recourse to the advice of a number of independent committees:

- The Committee on Toxicology (COT) for safety questions

- The Committee on Medical Aspects of food (COMA)

- The Committee on Microbiology in foods

- Two new committees dealing with novel foods and novel food

processes. The UK Food Advisory Committee is consulted by the government on

questions of proposed legislation or concern in the food sector. - 5 -

(b) In France and Belgium the government consults the Conseil Supérieur

d'Hygiène Publique, which is similar to the Scientific Committee for

Food in that it is made up of highly qualified scientists. This

Committee has a number of sections - to deal with the various aspects

of food, e. g. hygiene, nutrition, etc. (c) In Germany the government has entrusted all questions of food safety

to the "Max Von Pettenkofer-Institut des Bundesgesundheitsamtes" in

Berlin, which enjoys considerable scientific resources. (d) In Italy the government obtains scientific expertise from the Istituto

Super lore di SanIta, which also has its own assessment resources. 10. The European Parliament

(a) The report on the food industry drawn up by MEP Raftery in the

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy and

adopted by the Parliament in April 1989 notes that the Commission is

gaining new delegated responsibilities and considers that it is

essential to ensure that the Commission and the Scientific Committee

for Food are given sufficient resources to undertake their new

functions in an open and transparent manner, while keeping secrecy to

a minimum, and that the European Parliament should be kept fully

informed of the use of the new powers. The report concludes that the Commission should consider the

establishment of a new Food Law Unit which would help the Commission

carry out its new tasks. The report asks the Commission to make

proposals within six months. (b) Reports by MEPs Albert3, Collins4 and Pimenta5 all call on the

Commission to consider strengthening its resources in respect of food

safety. 3 PE 130. 366/Fln

4 PE 130. 073/Fln

5 PE

/Fin

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11. Position of Member States

On 15 and 16 June 1989, at a meeting of senior officials specializing in

food law, the representatives of the Member States agreed that in view of

the new situation created by the adoption of the various food framework

directives there was a need to pool national and Community resources and

set up a new procedure for scientific evaluation. On 13 November 1989 a

further meeting was held at which the elements of a procedure for

collaborative evaluation were drawn up. The essential elements of this

scheme were as follows:

- the detailed work of evaluation would be carried out by national bodies,

which would prepare a monograph on the matter under consideration;

- the Scientific Committee for Food rapporteur dealing with a particular

topic and the evaluating body would be from different Member States;

- the Commission's SCF secretariat would manage the day-to-day distribution

of evaluation files and all questions of general documentation;

- the operation of the collaborative scheme would be overseen by the

Standing Committee for Food, paying particular attention to priorities,

the balance of work and resources;

- Member States would provide the resources for the detailed evaluation and

the Commission would seek resources to finance the cooperative element;

- specialist staff should be seconded to the SCF secretariat from national

institutions or other appropriate bodies. - 7 -

The cooperative scheme should not only deal with assessments which are

necessary for legislation, but could be consulted on any questions

relating to food which have an element of scientific assessment and would

also cooperate on matters such as food intake surveys required as a basis

for food safety and nutritional assessment. 12. Position of consumers

European consumer organizations have in general strongly supported the

Commission's efforts towards providing mandatory legislation on questions

relating to health and safety and consumer information. They would also

like questions relating to food safety, which are a cause of legitimate

concern to consumers, to be dealt with rapidly and efficiently. 13. Position of industry

European Industry and commerce realize that there is little likelihood that

the important regulatory decisions, on which depend the realization of a

single market for foodstuffs, will be taken in time unless the arrangements

for the organization of the necessary underlying scientific evaluation are

significantly Improved and streamlined. They believe that given the

present arrangements it will not be possible to meet the need for any

timeframe which would be considered commercially relevant for technical

evaluations in the field of additives, new foods, dietetic foods, or

materials in contact. They are also concerned that questions of safety

should be effectively and expeditiously dealt with to meet legitimate

consumer concerns. - 8 -

14. Basis for a solution

The principal role of the Commission hitherto has been that of policy

formation and the preparation of legislative initiatives. The new

decisions of the Council in the field of food law confer on the Commission

not only the execution and Implementation of many legislative acts but an

obligation to consult the Scientific Committee for Food on questions of

health. There is, therefore, a mandatory requirement in Community law to

provide the means to execute these tasks of scientific assessment and

support for the legislative function and to deal with similar tasks

necessary to the proper functioning and development of the common market in

food. The considerable progress achieved lends urgency to the situation since all

those concerned are now turning directly to the Commission to fulfil those

tasks previously carried out at national level. This proposal will also

result in considerable savings in national resources by avoiding multiple

assessments being carried out where applications are made through national

authorities. 12)

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Since the Scientific Committee has no scientific support staff, scientific

bodies in the Member States will be asked to carry out the detailed

assessments necessary for compiling monographs and similar synoptic

documents, on the basis of which the Scientific Committee for Food will

deliver Its opinions. The preparation of each document will generally

require several weeks of work by the scientific personnel of the national

assessment bodies, in collaboration with a relatively small Commission team

responsible for coordinating the work and assisting the Commission in its

various activities. This solution would obviate the need to set up an

agency. Instead of setting up a structure within the Commission capable of

carrying out the necessary assessments, recourse will be had to existing

facilities in the Member States. Thus the principle of subsidiarity will

mean major savings in terms of personnel. This will also enable the Community better to fulfil its international

obligations, which are being increased by the realization of the internal

market and the probable creation of an international mechanism for solving

questions of food safety within the framework of the WHO/FAO Codex and the

GATT during the Uruguay Round. Since some of our trading partners do not necessarily have the scientific

expertise of the Community, it should be possible for the Commission to

negotiate participation by third countries and their contribution to

scientific evaluation of food questions, if both parties consider it to be

desirable. it is considered that the functions which need to be carried out in this

sector can best be undertaken by the cooperation system put forward in the

accompanying proposal, which responds to the request of the European

Parliament on this question, as expressed in the resolution accompanying

the Raftery report. The appropriations needed for this action will be determined by the annual

budgetary procedure. They will be covered by the ordinary development of

Articles B5-3000 and B8-530 which must take account both of the constraints

imposed by the ceiling in heading 4 of the financial perspective and of a

detailed examination of the other priorities to be financed by these

Art icles. - 10 -

Proposal for a
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE

on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the

Member States in the scientific examination of questions

relating to food

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

and in particular Article 100a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,1

In cooperation with the European Parliament,2

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,3

Whereas the completion and smooth operation of the internal market for

foodstuffs make it necessary to examine and evaluate scientific questions

relating to food in disciplines such as medicine, nutrition, toxicology,

food contamination, microbiology, biotechnology and chemistry, particularly

when these questions concern human health;

Whereas in order to assist with this task the Commission set up a

Scientific Committee for Food by Decision 74/234/EEC;4

Whereas consultation of this Committee is currently required, in relation

to questions of public health, by a number of Directives such as those on

dietetic foodstuffs, materials and articles intended to come into contact

with foodstuffs, additives, flavourings and extraction solvents;

Whereas in order to ensure the smooth running of this Committee the

Commission needs scientific support from the Member States;

1

2

3

4

0J No L 136, 20. 5. 1974, p. 1. - 11 -

Whereas the Commission also needs scientific and logistical support for

other questions of public interest essential to the operation of the

internal market, such as the handling of incidents involving food

contamination and public controls and in general where it is necessary to

lay down new rules concerning foodstuffs which may affect human health;

Whereas, in order to ensure that these tasks are carried out, the

Commission must have access to the information and assistance available in

the Member States, which must facilitate the accomplishment of its work;

Whereas the completion of the internal market is giving rise to increased

participation of the Community represented by the Commission in the

meetings and work on foodstuffs of international organizations such as the

WHO, FAO, JECFA, GATT, Council of Europe, OECD and also in bilateral

relations;

Whereas in the Member States there are various institutions whose task is

to provide their governments with scientific back-up on questions

concerning foodstuffs; whereas it is necessary to use these resources

effectively to support Community activities through cooperation;

Whereas there must therefore be an approximation of the provisions

governing these bodies in order that they may cooperate directly with the

Commission with the aim especially of drawing up future rules to ensure the

free movement of foodstuffs, on the basis of all the scientific data

aval table;

Whereas it is necessary to make provision for third countries to

participate in this cooperation;

Whereas the Commission must be responsible for the management of this

cooperation and the Member States for their part must assist In this task,

in the context of the Standing Committee for Food,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

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Article 1

Member States shall take the necessary measures to adapt the laws,

regulations and administrative provisions which govern, in particular,

the functioning of their competent authorities and bodies so as to

enable them to cooperate with the Commission and lend it the

ass(stance it needs in the scientific examination of questions of

public interest relating to food, particularly in the field of public

health, through disciplines such as medicine, toxicology, biology,

microbiology, nutrition, physics and chemistry. This Directive shall apply when a Council act requires the opinion of

the Scientific Committee for Food. This Directive shall also apply in all cases where scientific

appraisal of questions of public interest in the field of the free

movement of foodstuffs proves necessary and particularly where there

is a risk to public health. Article 2

1. Member States shall designate the authorities or bodies which will

cooperate with the Commission by performing the tasks laid down in

Article 3 and shall notify the Commission accordingly. - 13

Article 3

1. The principal tasks to be carried out by the designated authorities or

bodies participating in the cooperation are listed in Annex I. 2. The following measures shall be executed in accordance with the

procedure laid down In Article 5:

- establishment of programmes of work for fixed periods in the areas

of activity listed in Annex I;

- establishment of rules for the administrative management of the

cooperation;

- establishment of rules for the appraisal of requests for scientific

assessment submitted to the Commission or to Member States in

accordance with Council acts which require the consultation of the

Scientific Committee for Food-,

- for extensive studies, deciding the programme of work to be carried

out and designating the authorities or bodies to cooperate in a

particular study. 3. Annex I may be supplemented, in accordance with the procedure laid

down in Article 5, to include other areas of activity relating to the

object of this Directive. - 14 -

Article 4

The Commission is hereby authorized to open negotiations with a view to

concluding agreements with third countries guaranteeing their participation

in the cooperation procedures laid down in Article 3(2). Article §

The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Food set up
by Council Decision 69/414/EEC1. The Commission representative shall submit to the Committee a draft of the

measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft

within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the

urgency of the matter, if necessary by means of vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member

State shall have the right to ask for its position to be recorded in the

minutes. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by

the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which its

opinion has been taken into account. OJ No L 291, 19. 11. 1969, p. 9. - 15 -

Article 6

Member States shall bring

into force the laws, regulations and

administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before

1 January 1993. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference

to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of

their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be

adopted by Member States. Article 7

This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

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ANNEX I

The principal tasks to be carried out by the designated authorities or

bodies participating in the cooperation shall include:

- drawing up risk assessment protocols in relation to food and methods

of nutritional evaluation;

- examining test data submitted to a Member State or to the Commission

under the requirements of a Community act and the production of a

monograph for assessment by the Scientific Committee for Food;

- carrying out food intake surveys, particularly those necessary for the

determination or evaluation of the conditions of use of food additives

or the laying down of limit values for other substances in food;

- conducting investigations relating to components of diets or of

biological or chemical food contaminants;

- carrying out scientific work in relation to food control, and in

particular that arising from the programmes of official inspection

laid down under Directive 89/397/EEC;

- collecting and storing data relating to the abovementioned activities

for assessment by official bodies or, where appropriate, by the

pub lie;

- helping

the

Commission

honour

the

Community's

International

commitments by providing expertise on food safety questions. - 17 -

Fiche Financière

1. Ligne budgétaire concernée

B5-300 - Actions communautaires relatives à l'achèvement du marché
Intérieur. B8-530 - Dépenses d'appui et de sout$n aux actions relatives à
l'achèvement du marché intérieur. 2. Base Juridique

Article 100A du Traité. 3. Description de l'action, objectifs, personnes concernées

Mise en place d'une coopération scientifique entre les Etats membres
et la Commission afin d'utiliser efficacement les données
scientifiques existantes dans les différents pays de la CEE concernant
l'alimentation humaine et ce dans le cadre de la procédure d'adoption
de la législation communautaire en la matière. Cette coopération doit permettre à une équipe de scientifiques
travaillant au sein de la Commission d'obtenir auprès d'instituts
spécialisés au sein des Etats membres des évaluations ou des
Informations sur des sujets pour lesquels une disposition législative
doit être prise. L'objectif principal de cette coopération est la
constitution de dossiers servant de base de discussion pour le Comité
Scientifique de l'Alimentation Humaine qui doit être consulté lorsque
des dispositions sont susceptibles d'avoir une incidence sur la santé
publique. A titre d'exemple, il peut être cité le projet sur les
préparations pour nourrissons. Avant de pouvoir fixer des règles de
composition concernant les produits, Il a été nécessaire d'établir
quels étalent les besoins nutrItionnels des nourrissons. Une même
démarche sera nécessaire pour les autres catégories de personnes
soumises à une alimentation particulière. 4. Justification de l'action

La consultation du Comité Scientifique de l'Alimentation Humaine est à
présent prévue expressément dans un certain nombre de directive-cadres
telles que ce I les relatives aux additifs alimentaires, arômes,
matériaux en contact avec des denrées alimentaires. De
nombreuses dispositions d'application doivent être adoptées dans les
mois à venir. - 18 -

Cette coopération sera également très utile pour traiter des questions
d'Intérêt public liées à la santé telle que la contamination des
aliments ou le contrôle des denrées alimentaires ainsi que pour
participer à des réunions Internationales consacrées à ces questions. Incidence financière sur les crédits de personnel et de fonctionnement
courant (partie A du budget)

La mise en place de cette coopération scientifique permettra de mettre
en présence quelques milliers de scientifiques travaillant dans les
organismes compétents des différents Etats membres. A titre
d'exemple, La Food and Drug Administration a à sa disposition ± 8000
personnes pour effectuer des tâches similaires. Pour pouvoir d'une
part mettre en oeuvre la coopération et d'autre part coordonner les
résultats obtenus de la part des organismes nationaux (voir annexe),
Il est nécessaire de constituer au sein des services de la Commission
une équipe restreinte composée de scientifiques de formations diverses
(toxicologue, nutrItionlste, chimiste, médecin) permettant de couvrir
l'ensemble des secteurs pour lesquels la Commission est compétente. Cette équipe constitue en fait le "quartier général" de l'ensemble de
l'opération. Une première analyse a permis d'évaluer les besoins en
personnel à
- 12 fonctionnaires A
- 1 fonctionnaire C1
- 3 fonctionnaires C5/C4
ce qui représente une économie significative pour le budget de
Communautés européennes par rapport aux autres solutions qui avaient
été envisagées telle que la création d'une Agence. Afin de confirmer cette première analyse, un contrat d'étude a été
passé en vue d'évaluer très précisément les besoins en personnel et en
matériel liés à cette coopération scientifique ainsi que de mettre en
place des méthodes efficaces de fonctionnement du secrétariat. Les besoins en personnel sont à satisfaire, soit par redéploiement
Interne, soit dans le cadre de la procédure budgétaire par décision de
la Commission dans le cadre de l'allocation des ressources. Dans l'hypothèse où le recrutement de ce personnel statutaire ne
serait pas possible, il faudrait prévoir des crédits relevant du poste
"dépenses d'appui" afin de recruter des auxiliaires ou de faire appel
à des experts nationaux détachés conformément au règlement Interne de
la Commission en date du 22. 05. 1990, relatif aux mini-budgets. - 19 -

6. Incidence financière de l'action sur les crédits d'Intervention
(part le B du budget)

Les crédits couvriront un certain nombre de frais tels que droit
d'accès à des bibliothèques, à des banques de données, contrats
d'évaluation avec des Instituts, publication et traduction de rapport
et constitution d'une banque de données dont le montant peut être
évalués à 4. 675. 000 ECU pour 1992. Les contrats d'évaluation
permettront principalement de réévaluer les substances déjà autorisées
par la Commission, d'où l'impossibilité de facturer les évaluations à
des utilisateurs en particulier. Toutefois, lorsqu'il s'agit de
demander l'autorisation pour des substances nouvelles émanant de
l'Industrie, tous les frais d'évaluation et de constitution de dossier
sont à leur charge, ce qui permet de restreindre les coûts de ta
Commission. Il est estimé que 51,5% de ces crédits seront des dépenses
opérationnelles et 48,5% des dépenses d'appui sur la base des critères
du règlement mini-budget. Le niveau réel des dépenses de nature administrative qui peuvent être
Imputées sur la ligne budgétaire B8-530 sera déterminé annuellement
par la Commission, conformément aux règles du mini-budget du
22. 5. 1990. Certaines dépenses telles que les contrats d'évaluation et les droits
à des bibliothèques devront être prévues chaque année tandis que pour
la banque de donnée; seuls des frais de mise à jour seront nécessaires
ce qui veut que les crédits pour les budgets au delà de 1992 seront de
moindre importance. Il faut préciser que le choix des instituts toxicologiques avec
lequel s seront passés les contrats variera en fonction du programme de
traval I annuel. 7. Financement des dépenses d'intervention

Les crédits nécessaires pour cette action seront fixés par la
procédure budgétaire annuelle. Ils seront couverts par révolution
normale des articles 85-300 et B8-530 qui doivent tenir compte des
contraintes Imposées par le plafond de la rubrique 4 des perspectives
financières et d'un examen approfondi des autres priorités à financer
par ces articles. - 20 -

Montants estimé nécessaires pour 1992 :

1) B 5. 3 00
2) B 8 / 5. 3 00

ÇJL

2. 4 10
2. 2 65

CP

844
2. 2 65

Incidence sur les ressources

Dans les années à venir, Il pourrait être envisagé de faire payer une
contribution aux personnes désirant avoir accès à la banque de données
créée pour la Commission mais les ressources resteront insignifiantes
par rapport aux dépenses. 9. Régime de contrôle

Contrôle ordinaire. - 21

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PREVISIONS DE DEPENSES BUDGET 1992

ACTION PROJETEE

MOYENS D'ACTIONS

DEPENSES (ECU)

Documentation scientifique

Accès aux bibliothèques
importantes type BLAISE (UK)
Chemical Abstracts, National
Library of Médecine (USA),
DIMDI(FRG) etc. 530. 000

Evaluation Scientifique

a. Contrats avec des intstituts
toxicolugiques pour le monitorage
permanent du développement de la
connaissance scientifique pour 460
additifs alimentaires et contaminants
(20 contrats de 100. 000 Ecu/ans)
Complété les vide dans la literature
par des travaux de laboratoire
vérification des résultats. b. Identification des priorités pour
les évaluations

r. Etude critique par des experts
renommés des dossiers composés
sous points a. Publication des Evaluations

Rédaction, traductions des opinions
du Comité Scientifique

Constitution d'une banque
de données

1. Achat de terminaux pour

consultation de la base centrale

2. Développcment du Logiciel

3. Introduction des données

initiales

Coopération Scientifique

4. Mise à jour

organisation des réunions
de coordination avec les
les chefs de file des contrais

2. 000. 000

100. 000

310. 000

675. 000

100. 000

600. 000

100. 000

150. 000

200. 000

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PREVISIONS DE DEPENSES - BUDEGET 93-

ACTION PROJETEE

MOYENS D'ACTIONS

DEPENSES

Documentation scientifique

Accès aux bibliothèques

importantes type BLAISE (UK)
Chemical Abstracts, National
Library of Médecine (USA),
DIMDI(FRG) etc. 530. 000

Evaluation Scientifique

a. Contrats avec des intstituts
toxicologiques pour le monitorage
permanent du développement de la
connaissance scientifique sur 460
additifs alimentaires et contaminants
(20 contrats de 100. 000 Ecu/ans)
Complété les vides dans la literature
par travaux de laboratoire
vérification des résultats. b. Identification des priorités pour
les évaiuatioas

c. Etude critique par les experts
renomés des dossier composés
sous points a. Publication des Evalutatioas

Rédaction, traductions des opinions

Exploitation de la banque

Coopération Scientifique

du Comité Scientifique

1. Mise à jour

organisation des réunions
de coordination avec les
les chefs de file des contrats

2. 000. 000

100. 000

310. 000

675. 000

150. 000

200. 000

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ANNEX

Proposed staff estimates for Scientific Cooperation

1. A officials

12 A officials

The basic principle of the approach chosen for the scientific cooperation
proposal is that of using to the maximum the principle of subsidiarity. The scientific work would be carried out by institutes and bodies in the
Member States whose total scientific graduate staff must approach that of
the FOA namely 600 graduates (eg over 100 in the MAFF food science division
In the UK. A similar number In the food science staff of the Max von
Pettenkoffer in Berlin +/- 30 In the Netherlands, ± 30 In Denmark). The
Commission staff would be primarily responsible for coordination of the
work of the national bodies and Institutes with the SCF and servicing the
SCF. The Commission staff would therefore be very limited in number to
about 2% of the number of scientific staff in the Member States' institutes
who are cooperating in the scheme and whose work they would be
coordlnat ing. There would however be anciliiary tasks which devolve from the consequences
of the achievement of the Common Market and the Commission's general
responsibl111 ies. Principal tasks are:

- Acting as coordinators and scientific secretaries for each of the seven

subgroups of the SCF dealing with

- add 111ves;
- novel food;
- nutrition;
- packaging mater I a Is;
- flavours;
- contaminants
- hygiene. - The fulfilment of mandatory requirements of directives requiring the

assessment of dossiers presented by Industry for approval or reapproval. These concern food additives ± 500, materials In contact with food ±
2000, novel foods ± 200 In the first 3 years, flavours 11,000-12,000
substances, solvents ± 15 and nutritional evaluation in support of
legislation on topics such as ROA's of vitamins and minerals, foods for
special nutritional use and nutritional labelling. - 24 -

These dossiers consist of scientific research on toxicity,
carcinogenicity etc and are mostly very large. The average cost to
Industry In producing this information Is several million ECU per dossier
and can be as much as 80 million ECU for one substance. The assessment of a dossier will take on the average 4-5 months and could
take much longer for larger flies. The Commission staff would carry out the
preliminary examination of the file for acceptability before allocating It
to a national institute. They would then act as coordinators between the
institute and the SCF. - The information submitted in the flies will be stored in retrievable

electronic form and this Is the subject of a study contract by a systems
analyst (extracts from preliminary report attached). Already approaching
a million pages and estimated to be several million in five years

It will need to be easily retrievable to meet the requirement for :

- updating of the files as new information becomes available;

- review of the assessments by the SCF In the light of this evidence

on a five year basis;

- to meet the commitment for public access to all non-confident la I

sclent If ic data-,

- to support international and bilateral discussions on food safety

quest ions. The management of this data will be a considerable task. - The secretariat would also arrange the scientific support for biannual

consultation on food safety matters with the US/FDA (The FDA are sending
15 staff to Brussels for the next food/pharmaceutlea is meeting). Also
the annual bllaterals with Japan and Canada. The achievement of the EEA
will also require regular meetings of experts as will relations and
support with central European Countries. - With the adoption of the directives on food most of the subjects dealt
with by Codex Allmentarius at national level will now be dealt with
using a coordinated Community approach. Meetings of the Codex Involving
scientific staff already exceed 8 weeks per year and the coordination of
scientific questions will be a full time task for one man. - The expected adoption of the GATT sanitary and phytosanltary code will be

yet another Community obligation to be serviced by the scientific
coopérât Ion. - The coordination of the control of foodstuffs, which Is a requirement

placed on the Commission by the control directive will Imply also
coordination of scientific support as will the effective operation of the
food alert system. - 25 -

2. C officials

4 C officials

The support staff of 4 Cs Is commensurate with the A staff requested. Finally It should be borne In mind that the cooperation proposed will
eliminate duplicates of work by Member States and result In economics which
will for exceed the coordination staff proposed to fulfil Community
obiigatIons. P. S. Since 1 January 1990 over 100 new dossiers have been submitted for

évaluât ion. - 26 -

ELEMENTS D'ANALYSE COUT-EFFICACITE

1. OBJECTIFS ET COHERENCE AVEC LA PROGRAMMATION FINANCIERE

1. 1. Object if(s) spécifique(s) de l'action proposée. Il doit être

quantifié (dans la mesure du possible) et présenté pour chacune des
années concernées s'il s'agit d'une action pluriannuelle. L'objectif principal de cette action est de permettre au Comité
Scientifique de l'Alimentation humaine de fonctionner correctement et
donc d'émettre des avis sur les dossiers qui lui sont soumis dans des
délais raisonnables. Si cet objectif est atteint, la Commission sera
alors en mesure d'exercer de façon satisfaisante les compétences que
le Conseil lui a confiées, à savoir l'adoption de directives contenant
soit des listes positives d'additifs autorisés, soit des % maximum
acceptables de décontaminants soit encore les besoins en nutriments de
certaines catégories de personne (bébés, diabétiques. ). Cet objectif
est particulièrement difficile à quantifier; si ce n'est en nombre de
projet de Directive à réaliser par an. 1. 2. L'action est-elle prévue dans la programmation financière de la DG

pour les années concernées?

Cette action sera prévue dans la programmation financière de 1992 qui
est en cours d'élaboration ainsi que dans celle des années
ulterleures. 1. 3. Indiquez à quel objectif plus général défini dans la programmation

financière de la DG correspond l'objectif de l'action proposée. L'objectif de cette action se situe en premier lieu dans le cadre de
L'objectif général de l'achèvement du marché intérieur et de façon
plus générale dans le cadre de l'harmonisation de la législation des
Etats membres et de la gestion de cette législation harmonisée. 2. JUSTIFICATION DE L'ACTION

2. 1. Justification de l'action choisie par rapport à une alternative qui

permettrait d'atteindre les mêmes objectifs. La justification doit se
baser notamment sur trois critères:

a) coût
b) effet dérivés (impact au-delà de(s) objectlf(s) spéciflque(s))
c) effet multiplicateurs (capacité de mobilisation d'autres sources de

fInancement)

Deux autres solutions ont été envisagées pour atteindre un même
résultat. La première consistait à effectuer l'ensemble des
évaluations au sein de la Commission, ce qui aurait alors nécessité le
recrutement d'une centaine de personnes ainsi que l'achat de matériel
et de documentation appropriée. - 27 -

Cette solution a été jugée Irréaliste quant aux coûts financiers
qu'elle aurait engendrés. Il faut savoir qu'aux USA, la Food and Drug
Administration dispose de moyens considérables pour effectuer ce genre
de travaiI. La deuxième possibilité aurait été la création d'une Agence comme
celle qui est prévue pour les médicaments, mais il s'est avéré que la
multiplication de ce type d'organismes externes à la Commission
n'était pas politiquement souhaitable. De plus, Il est
particulièrement difficile d'en évaluer les coûts financiers. La voie choisie à savoir l'utilisation de ressources scientifiques
nationales est donc en terme de coût la plus économique même si
certaines dépenses demeurent à la charge de la Commission, notamment
celles qui sont liées à la réévaluation périodique des produits qui
ont été autorisés. Celles-ci ne représentent d'ailleurs qu'une petite
partie des coûts engendrés par les travaux scientifiques qui seront à
la charge des Etats membres. De plus, lorsqu'il s'agit d'autoriser une nouvelle substance, les
dossiers sont établis par les industries concernées. Seuls les frais
de fonctionnement du Comité Scientifique restent à la charge de la
Commission. La réussite de l'objectif principal aura un impact Important sur les
entreprises qui pourront être fixées plus rapidement sur le sort
réservés aux substances soumises à l'évaluation. 3. SUIVI ET EVALUATION DE L'ACTION

3. 1. Indicateurs de performance sélectionnés

Nombre de substances évaluées/par an
Délai pour obtenir l'avis du Comité scientifique
Nombre de projet de Directive

3. 2. Modalité et périodicité de l'évaluation prévues

Une évaluation annuelle sera effectuée par rapport au programme de
travail qui aura été élaboré dans le cadre du Comité permanent des
denrées alimentaires et qui comportera des objectifs spécifiques et
quantifiés et les Indicateurs de performance y afférants. D'autre
part, chaque contrat passé avec des Instituts toxIcologiques fera
l'objet d'une évaluation. 3. 3. Principaux facteurs d'Incertitude pouvant affecter les résultats

spécifiques de l'action. Le principal facteur d'incertitude provient d'une part des
possibilités réelles de recruter le personnel nécessaire pour assurer
au sein de la Commission la coordination et le suivi de cette activité
et d'autre part des crédits qui pourront être effectivement alloués
dans le cadre de la ligne B5-300. Du côté des Etats membres, Il s'agit surtout d'une volonté politique
de s'Impliquer dans cette coopération scientifique. - 28 -

Fiche d'Impact de certains actes législatifs
sur les PME et l'emploi

Projet de Directive du Conseil concernant l'assistance des Etats membres à
la Commission et leur coopération en matière d'examen scientifique des
questions relatives aux denrées alimentaires. 1. OBLIGATIONS ADMINISTRATIVES DECOULANT DE L'APPLICATION DE LA

LEGISLATION POUR LES ENTREPRISES

Néant. 2. AVANTAGES POUR L'ENTREPRISE

- OUI
- LESQUELLES Le système Instauré par la directive devrait
permettre grâce à un meilleur fonctionnement
du Comité Scientifique de l'Alimentation
humaine à la Commission et au Conseil de se
prononcer plus rapidement sur les demandes
visant à faire admettre de nouveaux additifs,
arômes. ce qui est très Important pour
les entreprises qui sont à l'origine des
recherches. 3. INCONVENIENTS POUR L'ENTREPRISE

(coûts supplémentaires)

- NON

4. EFFETS SUR L'EMPLOI

Néant. 5. Y A-T-IL EU CONCERTATION PREALABLE AVEC LES PARTENAIRES

SOCIAUX ?

- NON

6. Y A-T-IL UNE APPROCHE ALTERNATIVE MOINS CONTRAIGNANTE ?

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PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) APPLYING SUPPLEMENTARY GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN COUNTRIES BENEFITING FROM GENERALIZED PREFERENCES AND SOLD AT THE BERLIN ' PARTNERS IN PROGRESS ' FAIR

Berlin,industrial product,originating product,trade event

Berlin
industrial product
originating product
trade event

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES

C0M(91) 34 final

Brussels,3 ApriI 1991

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)

applying supplementary generalized tariff preferences
industrial products originating

in countries benefiting

in respect of certain
from generalized

preferences and sold at the Berlin 'Partners in Progress' Fair

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Since 1962, the Overseas Imports Fair "Partners in Progress" has been held

annually in Berlin, centred round the products exported by developing

countries. The Community has always recognised the special importance of

Berlin and the political aspect of the Fair-

Last year, the Council approved a proposal from the Commission, on an "ad

hoc" basis, granting supplementary tariff preferences for certain products

originating in developing countries and sold in the course of the Berlin ;

Fair (Regulation (EEC) N° 1274/90 of 7 May 1990 O. J. N° L 125, page 1 ). The relatively modest use of the aforesaid Regulation was due particularly

to the belated publication of the Regulation in the Official Journal of the

European Communities. In the letter of 17 January 1991. , the German Government requested the Commis

sion to propose to the Council that supplementary tariff preferences be

accorded developing countries in respect of goods bought or for which sales

contracts were concluded at the Fair, the intention being to encourage less

developed countries not a present participating in the Fair to do so. The Fair is always held relatively late in the year (September-October) by

which stage the GSP quotas opened under the annual arrangements may well

have been used up and customs duties resumed for goods under the ceiling. As regards opening supplementary preferences, however, it is necessary to

maintain a cautious line. It is, therefore, opportune to propose an "ad

hoc" Regulation, valid for one year only, with strict limitations on the

products eligible and close supervision by the competent German authori

ties and the Commission. These considerations lead the Commission to pro

pose a new Regulation similar to the proposed for Last year. /. - 2 -

The attached draft Regulation takes account of the aforementioned aims

while excluding certain products originating in particular developing

countries. Furthermore it should be noted that this present Regulation

does not concern agricultural products, five of which are covered by

preferential quantitative restrictions and which are not exhibited at

the Fair. ECSC products are likewise excluded because not exhibited

at the Fair. Furthermore, in the absence of relevant statistical data,

the import levels of the products concerned are limited to 6% of the

quotas, ceilings or fixed duty-free amounts fixed for each product or

group of products under the annual GSP Regulations. PROPOSAL FOR A

C O U N C IL R E G U L A T I ON (EEC) No

(<U

of

a p p l y i ng s u p p l e m e n t a ry generalized
in
i n d u s t r i al p r o d u c ts o r i g i n a t i ng

tariff preferences
in
c o u n t r i es b e n e f i t i ng

r e s p e ct of c e r t a in
generalized
f r om

preferences a nd sold at the Berlin

' P a r t n e rs in P r o g r e s s' Fair

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

group of products under
Regulations, and should be opened ;

the abovementioned annual

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
in particular Article 113
Economic Community, and
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

the

imports

Whereas
is
organized every year in Berlin with a view to improving
the access to world markets of products originating in
countries benefiting from generalized preferences ;

in Progress'

'Partners

fair

Whereas, in view of the specific features of the Berlin Fair
and of the unique situation of Berlin, certain measures
should be taken in the field of generalized preferences ;

in

(UNCTAD),

the offer made

in accordance with

Whereas,
the
context of the United Nations Conference on Trade and
opened
Development
generalized preferences commencing in 1971 and most
recently under Regulations (EEC) No "HilÂfaoÇ) and
(EEC) No 3*3£/<fo(2) and
in respect of
finished and semi-finished industrial and textile products
originating in developing countries ;

the Community

in! particular

Whereas, in the past, certain products covered by the
system of quotas, ceilings or other tariff measures, being
the subject of contracts for sale in the course of the Berlin
Fair, have not been able to benefit from the preferences,
the allocated
tariff quotas or fixed duty-free amounts
having been used up or the collection of customs duties
having been re-established for products subject to ceiling
limits before the opening date of the fair ; whereas it is
important
to countries
benefiting from generalized preferences to enable them to
benefit from the generalized tariff preference for products
being the subject of contracts for sale at the fair ; whereas,
however, this latitude should be limited to 6 % of the
levels of the tariff measures applicable for each product or

to provide additional

latitude

(') OJ No L VlO, 3*. 12. 19 40,P. 1. C) OJ No L 3K?. *»• 12. 19*0, p. 3<l

Whereas, without prejudice to the specific provisions of
this Regulation, the application of the provisions of the
annual
tariff
preferences and, in particular, in respect of the beneficiary
countries and the concept of originating products should
be applied to the supplementary preferences in question ;

Regulations

generalized

regarding

Whereas it is appropriate, however, to exclude from the
scope of this Regulation certain products originating in
particular beneficiary countries ;

release

Whereas declarations of
free circulation
submitted with a view to the importation of the products
in question should be accompanied by the certificate of
origin and the contract concluded at the Berlin Fair, the
latter certified by the competent German authorities ;

into

Whereas the German authorities must ensure that certifi
cation of the contracts concluded at the Berlin Fair do
not exceed the authorized supplementary quantities ;

Whereas the method of administration adopted requires
close cooperation between Member States and
the
Commission,

Whereas the generalized preferences have been suspended
for products originating in the Republic of Korea by
Regulations (EEC) No 3g?/</<?o and (EEC) No

ÏBllfaô,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1

1. From 5" "3uv»e AQQAto 31 December 199JL supple
mentary Community tariff preferences shall be opened,
subject to Article 4, for the importation of products :

— mentioned

in Annex

I

to Regulation

(EEC) No

3%3^/W or

— mentioned in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC)

No WZ/qo

provided these products originate in one of the countries
or territories benefiting from the preferences referred to
in the Annexes to those Regulations and have been
exhibited by
the Berlin
the exporting countries at
'Partners in Progress' Fair and they have been the subject
of sales contracts, except for products originating in the
Republic of Korea, for which
the preferences are
suspended. in
2. The supplementary preferences
paragraph 1 shall be 6 % of the quota, ceiling or fixed
duty-free amounts fixed for each product or group of
products in Regulations (EEC) No &14(*0 and (EEC) No
383*/<K>. referred

to

the

the

3. Within
supplementary
framework of
preferences referred to in paragraph 1, the Common
Customs Tariff duties shall be
suspended. Application of the tariff preferences shall be subject to
submission of a certificate of origin, Form A, and the
contract. totally

4. Within the limits of the supplementary preferences
referred to in paragraph 1, the Kingdom of Spain and the
Portuguese Republic
customs duties
conforming to the relevant provisions of the Act of
Accession, and the relevant Regulations. apply

shall

Article 2

1. Declarations of the release into free circulation of
the products in question must be accompanied by the
certificate of origin and by the contract concluded at the
Berlin Fair, the latter certified by the competent German
authorities. 2. The German authorities shall ensure that the total
amount covered by certified contracts does not exceed the
limit fixed in Article 1 (2). Article 3

Those provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 3S3-4 [<to and
(EEC) No 3831/q<5 relating

the application of

to

generalized tariff preferences which concern beneficiary
countries and the concept of originating products shall be
applicable. Article 4

This following shall be excluded from
afforded by this Regulation :

the benefits

— textile products falling within categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7 and 8 appearing in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No
3&3A. /40 and originating in countries subject to the
Community tariff quotas allocated as indicated in the
said Annex,

— products appearing in the Annex to this Regulation

and originating in the countries indicated. Article 5

The German authorities shall forward to the Commission,
not more than seven days after the end of the Berlin Fair,
a list of certified contracts indicating the nature and value
or the quantity, whichever is appropriate, of the goods in
question and the names and addresses of the exporters
and importers. The Commission shall send a copy of this
list to the authorities of the other Member States. Article 6

Member States shall forward to the Commission, within
two weeks following the end of each quarter, the list of
the amounts charged during the reference quarter in
accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. Article 7

Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation. Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States. Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

ANNEX

List of products/countries excluded from the benefit of this Regulation

Order
No

CN code

Description

10. 0110

2902 50 00

Styrene

10. 0240

2921 19 30

Isopropylamine and its salts

Country
concerned

Saudi Arabia

Romania

10. 0400

310210 10

Urea containing more than 45 % by weight of nitrogen on the dry anhy
drous product

Libya

10. 0440

3806 10 10

Resin, obtained from fresh oleoresins

10. 0480

3923 21 00

Sacks and bags (including cones) :

— Of polymers of ethylene

China

Hong Kong
Singapore

10. 0520

10. 0570

4104 10 95
4104 10 99
410431 11
4104 31 19
4104 3 1 30
4104 31 90
4104 39 10
4104 39 90

4202 11 10
4202 11 90
4202 12 91
4202 12 99
4202 19 91
4202 19 99
4202 21 00
4202 22 90
4202 29 00
4202 31 00
4202 32 90
4202 39 00
4202 91 10
4202 91 50
4202 91 90
4202 92 91
4202 92 95
4202 92 99
4202 99 10
4202 99 90

Leather of bovine or equine animals, without hair on, other than leather
falling within CN code 4108 or 4109
— Whole bovine skin leather, of a unit surface area not exceeding 28 square

Brazil

feet (2,6 m2)
Other

— — — Otherwise prepared
— Other bovine leather and equine leather, parchment-dressed or prepared

after tanning

Trunks, suit-cases, vanity cases, executive cases, brief cases» school satchels
and similar containers
— With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or ©+' patent leather

Brazil
China
Hong Kong

— With outer surface of plastics or of textile materials
— — Of other materials, including vulcanized fibre

Other

Articles of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag
— With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather
— With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials
— — Of textile materials

Other

Other

— With outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather

— With outer surface of plastic sheeting or of textile materials
— Other
— — Musical instrument cases

Other

10. 0630

4412

Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood

4420 90 11
4420 90 19

Wood marquetry
and inlaid wood

10. 0660

6401

Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the
uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching,
riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes

6402

Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics

Brazil
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia

Hong Kong

Order
No

CN code

Description

Country
concerned

10. 0670

6403

Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather
and uppers of leather

Brazil
Hong Kong

10. 0680

6404

Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather,
and uppers of textiles materials

Hong Kong

6405 90 10

Other footwear, with outer soles of rubber, of plastics, of leather or of
composition leather

10. 0690

6405 10 90
6405 20 91
6405 20 99
6405 90 90 (

Other footwear, with outer soles of other materials

China

10. 0700

6601

Umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including walking-stick umbrellas, garden
umbrellas and similar umbrellas)

Hong Kong

10. 0950

10. 0980

10. 0990

10. 1055

8211 10 00
8211 91 90
8211 92 90
8211 93 90

8414 10 30
8414 10 50
8414 10 90
8414 20 91
8414 20 99
8414 30 30
8414 30 91
8414 30 99
8414 40 10
8414 40 90
8414 80 21
8414 80 29
8414 80 31
8414 80 39
8414 80 41
8414 80 49
8414 80 60
8414 80 71
8414 80 79
8414 80 90

8452 10 11
8452 10 19
8452 10 90
8452 21 00
8452 29 00

8528 10 40
8528 10 50
8528 10 71
8528 10 73
8528 10 75
8528 10 78

Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other
than knives falling within CN code 8208, excluding knives with handles of
base metal

Hong Kong

Air or vacuum pumps and air or gas compressors

Brazil
Singapore

Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines falling within CN code
8440

Brazil

Television receivers (including video monitors and video projectors) whether
or not combined in the same housing, with radio-broadcast receivers or
sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
— Colour
— — Television projection equipment
— Apparatus incorporating a videophonic recorder or reproducer
— — Television receivers with integral tube

Hong Kong
Singapore

Description

Country
concerned

radio-telegraphy or radio
Reception apparatus
broadcasting, whether or not combined in the same housing with recording
or reproducing apparatus or a clock

for radio-telephony,

Hong Kong
Singapore

receivers

(including video monitors and video projectors),
Television
radio-broadcast
whether or not combined
receivers or sound or video recording or reproduction apparatus, excluding
video recording or reproducing apparatus incorporating a video tuner and
goods
falling within CN codes 8528 10 50, 8528 10 71, 8528 10 73,
8528 10 75 and 8528 10 78 , SS Z&40 HO

the same housing with

in

Order
No

10. 1060

CN code

8527 11 10
8527 11 90
8527 21 10
8527 21 90
8527 29 00
8527 31 10
8527 31 91
8527 31 99
8527 32 90
8527 39 10
8527 39 91
8527 39 99
8527 90 91
8527 90 99

8528 10 61
8528 10 69
8528 10 80
8528 10 91
8528 10 98
8528 20 20
8528 20 71
8528 20 73
8528 20 79
8528 20 91
8528 20 99

8529 10 20
8529 10 31
8529 10 39
8529 10 40
8529 10 50
8529 10 70
8529 10 90
8529 90 99

10. 1110

8540 91 00
8540 99 00

Thermonic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes
- Parts

Hong Kong
Singapore

8541 10 10
8541 10 91
8541 10 99
8541 21 10
8541 21 90
8541 29 10
8541 29 90
8541 30 10
8541 30 90
8541 40 10
8541 50 10
8541 50 90
8541 90 00

8542

Diodes, transistors, and similar semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes

Electric integrated circuits and mkroassemblies

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marketing standard
motor vehicle
technical standard
two-wheeled vehicle


Commission Regulation (EEC) No 823/91 of 3 April 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 19/82 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 2641/90 with regard to imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat products originating in certain non-Member countries

Czechoslovakia,common organisation of markets,export licence,goatmeat,import licence,sheepmeat

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export licence
goatmeat
import licence
sheepmeat


Question No 23 by Mr PAGOROPOULOS (H-0252/91) to European Political Cooperation: Human rights of the Kurdish People

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Iraq
Kurdistan question
Türkiye
cultural heritage
ethnic group
human rights
political violence


Question No 24 by Mr CUSHNAHAN (H-0303/91) to European Political Cooperation: The rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people

Israel,Palestine question,peacekeeping,public international law

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peacekeeping
public international law


Question No 2 by Mr ELLIOTT (H-0298/91) to the Council: Community action against racism

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 815/91 of 2 April 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 970/90 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80

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health control
import licence


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Spain,harbour installation,maritime transport,safety standard,tanker

Spain
harbour installation
maritime transport
safety standard
tanker


Question No 54 by Mr AMENDOLA (H-0296/91) to the Commission: Pollution in the Gulf : work already carried out by the Community Task Force and measures planned for the future

EU aid,Middle East,gulf,oil pollution,pollution control measures,war damage

EU aid
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gulf
oil pollution
pollution control measures
war damage


Question No 21 by Mrs BANOTTI (H-0315/91) to European Political Cooperation: Hostages in Lebanon


Question No 58 by Mrs BJØRNVIG (H-0309/91) to the Commission: Impact on bird life of the bridge over the Sound

Denmark,Sweden,application of EU law,engineering structure,environmental impact,protected area,protection of animal life

Denmark
Sweden
application of EU law
engineering structure
environmental impact
protected area
protection of animal life


Commission Regulation (EEC) No 814/91 of 2 April 1991 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Germany


Question No 10 by Mr PAGOROPOULOS (H-0300/91) to the Council: European Parliament resolution on Cyprus

Cyprus,Türkiye,UN resolution,military occupation,public international law

Cyprus
Türkiye
UN resolution
military occupation
public international law